Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Is credit bad?

I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
Ilie Nastase

Economics in 30 minutes.

What Wall Street and credit card companies are doing is really not much different from what gangsters and loan sharks do who make predatory loans. While the bankers wear three-piece suits and don't break the knee caps of those who can't pay back, they still are destroying people's lives.
Bernie Sanders

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http://www.economicprinciples.org/

L'Oreal's slogan 'because you're worth it' has come to epitomise banal narcissism of early 21st century capitalism; easy indulgence and effortless self-love all available at a flick of the credit card.
Geoff Mulgan

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